27 August 2018

Life In A Peaceful New World has a cult following because of its unusual approach to the noise of the Rising Sun, back in '96. Fimiyuki Nagura steered away from the hi-end Japanoise of his time, to craft a bassy assault, more primal than a Homo Erectus seizure. You can call it proto-HNW, but I wouldn't call the original tape influential by any stretch of my imagination, due to its tiny edition of 50 copies, so here it is, in a slightly bigger CD edition, with a glossy digipack and the works.

You can never have enough Incapacitants in your life. That's not some kind of hyperbole for the sake of it, even if Incapacitants are all about exaggeration. It is the fundamental postulate among noiseheads, at least the self-respecting ones. So, download their latest shriekfest immediately and listen to the Truth.

13 November 2017

When it comes to prolific artists, the question of quality over quantity inevitably arises, especially if the nature of the music is improvised. In K2's case, you can't tell if his constant output is following a pattern or he just goes berserk over his gear, but if you are anally retentive you can hear the edits and the cuts, pretty much like a Holger Czukay production on bath salts. So, is this edited material considered an improv or just an open-ended composition? And last but not least, why the hell did I choose The Rust instead of Metal Dysplasia or Molekular Terrorism?
The answer is simplistic and bypasses any logical argument, so spare your ifs and buts. I chose The Rust because it slays. You can't ignore it by any means, due to its shrill mastering that goes straight into the forbidden Pulse Demon territory, instigating one of the most vivid examples of antagonism between the artist and his audience. It's safe to say that you'll spend hours counting the numerous edits, as well as trying to figure out how the fuck is this record out of the canonical status that it rightly deserves.

In the classic split release fashion, this tape pairs a veteran with a newcomer and the latter exceeds my expectations. Fujinami's side is brilliant, with three tracks that challenge the japanoise tag, since he relies heavily on mournful drones that resemble a twisted version of the Malignant sound, rather than the archetypal bright screeches of the genre. This guy will go places. Τrust me.
On side B, Κ2 has a KK Null epiphany, with a 30 mins spacey improvisation of some sort. While the track builds gradually in intensity, the climax never comes and I was left with a huge question mark above my head. Τhat's quite remarkable in its own right.

Cruise (Force The Truth)

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